Athletics was contested at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines from May 2 to May 5.

Athletics
at the 1954 Asian Games
Dates2–5 May
← 1951
1958 →

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
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Abdul Khaliq
  Pakistan
10.6
=GR
Genaro Cabrera
  Philippines
10.7 Marian Gabriel
  India
10.8
200 m
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Muhammad Sharif Butt
  Pakistan
21.9 Khwaja Muhammad Aslam
  Pakistan
22.0 Stephen Xavier
  Hong Kong
22.2
400 m
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Kanji Akagi
  Japan
48.5
GR
Joginder Singh Dhanaor
  India
48.6 Chen Ying-lang
  Republic of China
48.6
800 m
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Yoshitaka Muroya
  Japan
1:54.5
GR
Sohan Singh Dhanoa
  India
1:54.6 Michio Ueki
  Japan
1:55.8
1500 m
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Choi Yun-chil
  South Korea
3:56.2
GR
Yoshitaka Muroya
  Japan
3:58.0 Michio Ueki
  Japan
3:59.0
5000 m
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Osamu Inoue
  Japan
15:00.2
GR
Choi Yun-chil
  South Korea
15:03.8 Dalu Ram
  India
15:14.1
10,000 m
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Choi Chung-sik
  South Korea
33:00.6
GR
Jiro Yamauchi
  Japan
34:06.2 Pi Li-ming
  Republic of China
35:43.2
110 m hurdles
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Sarwan Singh
  India
14.7
GR
Yukiyoshi Kawata
  Japan
14.8 Takehiko Nakajima
  Japan
14.8
400 m hurdles
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Mirza Khan
  Pakistan
54.1
GR
Chan Onn Leng
  Singapore
54.8 Jaime Pimental
  Philippines
55.6
3000 m steeplechase
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Susumu Takahashi
  Japan
9:15.0
GR
Yasumasa Shirasagi
  Japan
9:35.0 Dalu Ram
  India
9:36.5
4 × 100 m relay
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  Japan
Masaji Tajima
Yoshihiro Takatani
Tomio Hosoda
Akira Kiyofuji
41.2
GR
  Pakistan
Abdul Khaliq
Muhammad Sharif Butt
Khwaja Muhammad Aslam
Abdul Aziz
41.5   Philippines
Genaro Cabrera
Gaspar Azares
Eusebio Ensong
Pedro Subido
42.2
4 × 400 m relay
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  Japan
Akira Matsui
Yoshitaka Muroya
Nobuaki Matsuno
Kanji Akagi
3:17.4
GR
  India
Joginder Singh Dhanaor
Ivan Jacob
Harjeet Singh
J. B. Joseph
3:18.0   Philippines
Pablo Somblingo
Cipriano Niera
Mauricio Paubaya
Ernesto Rodriguez
3:21.6
High jump
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Ajit Singh Balla
  India
1.95
GR
Yukio Ishikawa
  Japan
1.95
=GR
Andres Franco
  Philippines
1.95
=GR
Pole vault
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Bunkichi Sawada
  Japan
4.06 Toyokichi Matsumoto
  Japan
3.91 Lai Yu-tao
  Republic of China
3.61
Long jump
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Noriaki Sagawa
  Japan
7.02 Yoshiro Sonoda
  Japan
6.94 Lin Te-sheng
  Republic of China
6.86
Triple jump
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Noriaki Sagawa
  Japan
15.13 Yoshio Iimuro
  Japan
14.88 Choi Yong-kee
  South Korea
14.71
Shot put
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Parduman Singh Brar
  India
14.14
GR
Yoshio Kojima
  Japan
13.73 Ishar Singh
  India
13.43
Discus throw
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Parduman Singh Brar
  India
43.37
GR
Chi Pei-lin
  Republic of China
41.66 Liu Ching
  Republic of China
41.18
Hammer throw
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Yoshio Kojima
  Japan
53.99
GR
Muhammad Iqbal
  Pakistan
51.80 Song Kyo-sik
  South Korea
50.80
Javelin throw
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Muhammad Nawaz
  Pakistan
64.26
GR
Jalal Khan
  Pakistan
63.28 Haruo Nagayasu
  Japan
56.26
Decathlon
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Yang Chuan-kwang
  Republic of China
5454 Fumio Nishiuchi
  Japan
5429 Ronnie O'Brien
  India
5259

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
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Atsuko Nambu
  Japan
12.5
=GR
Mary Klass
  Singapore
12.5
=GR
Christine Brown
  India
12.6
200 m
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Midori Tanaka
  Japan
26.0 Atsuko Nambu
  Japan
26.1 Inocencia Solis
  Philippines
26.5
80 m hurdles
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Michiko Iwamoto
  Japan
11.7
GR
Miyo Miyashita
  Japan
12.0 Tang Pui Wah
  Singapore
12.1
4 × 100 m relay
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  India
Christine Brown
Stephie D'Souza
Violet Peters
Mary D'Souza
49.5
GR
  Japan
Kimiko Okamoto
Atsuko Nambu
Michiko Iwamoto
Midori Tanaka
49.6   Philippines
Inocencia Solis
Rogelia Ferrer
Manolita Cinco
Roberta Anore
50.4
High jump
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Ahuva Kraus
  Israel
1.55
GR
Miyoko Takahashi
  Japan
1.52 Mieko Muro
  Japan
1.52
Long jump
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Yoshie Takahashi
  Japan
5.68 Atsuko Nambu
  Japan
5.64 Mikiko Tazaki
  Japan
5.35
Shot put
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Toyoko Yoshino
  Japan
12.31
GR
Motoko Yoshida
  Japan
12.27 Yuriko Mizoguchi
  Japan
11.81
Discus throw
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Toyoko Yoshino
  Japan
42.89
GR
Taeko Nomura
  Japan
39.97 Yuriko Mizoguchi
  Japan
37.12
Javelin throw
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Akiko Kurihara
  Japan
44.07
GR
Yasuko Inden
  Japan
42.28 Vivencia Subido
  Philippines
37.56

Medal table

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Athletics at the 1954 Asian Games on a stamp of the Philippines
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan (JPN)1718843
2  India (IND)53614
3  Pakistan (PAK)4408
4  South Korea (KOR)2125
5  Republic of China (ROC)1157
6  Israel (ISR)1001
7  Singapore (SIN)0213
8  Philippines (PHI)0178
9  Hong Kong (HKG)0011
Totals (9 entries)30303090

References

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